William Hunter, an American who joined the firm of Russell & Co. as a youth, recalls the years when foreign merchants were confined to a row of factories on the Pearl River outside Canton. He describes the Hong merchants, the rules, the trade, Macao and its anchorages, and the daily life of the ‘foreign devils’ before the treaty ports opened.
A first-hand classic of the old China trade, full of anecdote and detail. Download the free EPUB.